February 1974 general election
South West: February 1974 general election results
How South West voted at the February 1974 general election: the Conservatives won 34 of 44 seats with 43.5% of the vote. Every constituency result.
| Party | Seats | Change | Votes | Share | Change | Share bar | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | 34 | −1 | 1,044,588 | 43.5% | −7.6 | ||
| Labour | 7 | +1 | 639,611 | 26.7% | −7.6 | ||
| Liberal | 3 | +1 | 708,942 | 29.5% | +15.1 | ||
| 1 other parties and independents | 7,102 | 0.3% | |||||
Change compared with the 1970 general election in South West.
Constituencies
Download CSV| Constituency | Winner | Majority | % | Turnout | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bath | Con | 5,182 | 10.1 | 83.0% | |
| Bodmin | Lib | 9 | 0.0 | 83.3% | |
| Bridgwater | Con | 8,044 | 14.1 | 82.3% | |
| Bristol North East | Lab | 6,087 | 15.5 | 76.1% | |
| Bristol North West | Con | 650 | 1.2 | 82.6% | |
| Bristol South | Lab | 13,167 | 29.2 | 74.8% | |
| Bristol South East | Lab | 7,912 | 14.0 | 81.9% | |
| Bristol West | Con | 8,064 | 18.4 | 72.7% | |
| Cheltenham | Con | 5,912 | 11.7 | 81.4% | |
| Chippenham | Con | 3,092 | 5.6 | 82.6% | |
| Christchurch and Lymington | Con | 14,634 | 32.8 | 81.2% | |
| Cirencester and Tewkesbury | Con | 10,201 | 15.5 | 82.7% | |
| Cornwall North | Lib | 8,729 | 19.7 | 86.3% | |
| Devizes | Con | 9,898 | 15.8 | 81.3% | |
| Devon North | Lib | 11,072 | 17.5 | 86.5% | |
| Devon West | Con | 5,268 | 11.2 | 82.3% | |
| Dorset North | Con | 6,883 | 11.5 | 84.4% | |
| Dorset South | Con | 8,615 | 15.0 | 82.2% | |
| Dorset West | Con | 7,451 | 16.9 | 83.1% | |
| Exeter | Con | 5,076 | 8.9 | 85.3% | |
| Falmouth and Camborne | Con | 4,264 | 7.9 | 80.9% | |
| Gloucester | Con | 4,837 | 9.3 | 83.7% | |
| Gloucestershire South | Con | 6,459 | 9.8 | 83.9% | |
| Gloucestershire West | Lab | 1,624 | 2.9 | 83.9% | |
| Honiton | Con | 14,123 | 23.7 | 82.0% | |
| Kingswood | Lab | 1,641 | 3.4 | 86.7% | |
| Plymouth Devonport | Lab | 437 | 1.2 | 75.3% | |
| Plymouth Drake | Con | 2,611 | 6.1 | 78.0% | |
| Plymouth Sutton | Con | 8,104 | 16.9 | 79.1% | |
| Poole | Con | 10,068 | 14.9 | 81.9% | |
| Salisbury | Con | 6,217 | 12.5 | 80.0% | |
| Somerset North | Con | 12,155 | 16.2 | 85.1% | |
| St Ives | Con | 5,425 | 13.4 | 79.4% | |
| Stroud | Con | 8,471 | 14.4 | 85.4% | |
| Swindon | Lab | 8,709 | 17.3 | 80.9% | |
| Taunton | Con | 8,440 | 16.0 | 83.9% | |
| Tiverton | Con | 5,541 | 9.7 | 82.4% | |
| Torbay | Con | 12,408 | 18.2 | 80.3% | |
| Totnes | Con | 9,643 | 14.8 | 81.3% | |
| Truro | Con | 2,561 | 4.4 | 81.5% | |
| Wells | Con | 7,785 | 13.6 | 83.3% | |
| Westbury | Con | 8,419 | 13.8 | 83.5% | |
| Weston Super Mare | Con | 13,601 | 20.1 | 80.1% | |
| Yeovil | Con | 7,490 | 12.0 | 83.9% |
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Questions and answers
Who won in South West at the February 1974 general election?
The Conservatives won 34 of the 44 seats in South West, with 43.5% of the vote.
How many seats were there in South West in February 1974?
44 constituencies.
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